as in to argue
to state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration
can I plead temporary insanity for having made that foolish decision?
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Earlier this year, John Medina pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the Dec. 29, 2021, slaying of 38-year-old Dominique McCoy.
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Kelly Davis, The Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2024
Luigi Mangione, the suspect accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Dec. 4 in Manhattan, pleaded not guilty in a New York State court in Manhattan on Monday morning.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
Subscriber Exclusive Who could have ever imagined that Hunter Biden would plead guilty to federal income-tax-evasion charges before bust-out ex-state senator Dean Tran?
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2024
In pleading his case to someone that appeared to be leaving the game, Andy ended up leaving instead.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Kelly Davis, The Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2024
Luigi Mangione, the suspect accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Dec. 4 in Manhattan, pleaded not guilty in a New York State court in Manhattan on Monday morning.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
Subscriber Exclusive Who could have ever imagined that Hunter Biden would plead guilty to federal income-tax-evasion charges before bust-out ex-state senator Dean Tran?
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2024
In pleading his case to someone that appeared to be leaving the game, Andy ended up leaving instead.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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One label executive argued that Fanning and Parker belonged in jail, but there was no uniform response.Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Labor advocates argue that the level of control Amazon exerts over these workers' conditions more closely resembles an employer-employee relationship.Jack Kelly, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Rogan then contended that multiple factors have affected Trump’s legal fight, including his victory in the presidential election against Vice President Kamala Harris, which prompted the cases to be dropped.Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Dec. 2024
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The 15-count complaint contends that Teeter should not have released the police dog into the vehicle Alexander-Garcia was allegedly trying to steal and should not have pursued him on foot or jumped into the car.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
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The court reasoned, based on Lemon, that the nativity scene sent a message that the government was endorsing Christianity.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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The original models of AI from as early as the 1980s all put an agent at its core: a learning agent, a reasoning agent, a search agent.Korok Ray, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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But the legal precedent relevant to the merger defines their competitors as other supermarkets as well as supercenter operators like Walmart – and neither judge was convinced to alter that methodology.Alexander Coolidge, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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The Defense Needs To Sway One Individual It has also been noted that while prosecutors need to convince the entire panel of an individual's guilt, the defense team needs to reach just a single individual.Peter Suciu, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Although overall complaints have decreased, Boyles insists that its not because foul odors are no longer an issue.Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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First-year coach Dave Canales, who has insisted on evaluating the quarterback position on a week-to-week basis, said Young would start next week’s home finale against the Arizona Cardinals.Joseph Person, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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The State Department has carved out loopholes for Israel that give the close American ally a pass on U.S. law restricting aid to foreign militaries over human rights abuses, a lawsuit from a group of Palestinians in Gaza and American relatives asserted Tuesday.Ellen Knickmeyer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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How Is TikTok Responding? In its filing, the company asserted that the government's claims lack evidence of any immediate threat.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Plead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plead. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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